The 13th Annual 100 Mile House Cowboy Concert should have people humming in their seats and tapping their toes in the aisle when it comes to the Martin Exeter Hall on Feb. 9.
There’s an exciting lineup of country talent performing this year, with Spirit of the West radio show host Hugh McLennan, singer and guitar-player Gordie West, cowboy poet and singer Matt Johnston, and humourous cowboy poet Frank Gleeson.
The BC Cowboy Heritage Society sponsors the show and strives to book top-notch performers each year.
McLennan is among that elite group and his voice is instantly recognizable to anyone who listens to local radio. Along with producing his syndicated Spirit of the West show and doing radio and television commercials, McLennan has travelled all over North America as a sought-after live entertainer, singing, telling stories and reciting his poems.
West hales from the Kamloops area and is a familiar face at cowboy festivals near and far. He often performs with Mike Dygert in the Gordie West Band and also spent nearly 20 years overseas where he released five albums.
For more than a decade, Johnston has performed at cowboy festivals, concerts and gatherings, sharing his love of the cowboy culture through song. He was twice nominated for the Rising Star Award by the Academy of Western Artists and once for Male Western Vocalist.
Williams Lake area rancher Gleeson is known as the fastest, funniest cowboy poet in the west. He’s entertained across Canada and the United States and placed in the top 5 for the academy’s 2003 Male Cowboy Poet of the Year. In 2010, he was inducted into the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame in the artistic category.
With this mix of great entertainers, it’s bound to be a performance to remember.
The 100 Mile concert will feature two shows, with a matinee at 2 p.m. and an evening performance at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and available at Work N Play, 100 Mile Feed & Ranch and The Log House Apparel, Tack and Harness.
To purchase tickets by phone, call 1-888-763-2221.
